CORRECTED COPY

The FAA is reissuing the July 17

, 2015

, grant of exemption of Exemption No. 12073

. A correction was made to clarify the aircraft. Below is the amended Exemption No. 12073 that includes the aforementioned change s

. We made the correct ion in our records as of October 10 , 2015.

J uly 17 , 2015

Exemption No. 1 2073 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

– 2015

– 1367

Mr. Kevin Adkins President Crossview Concepts Corporation, Inc. 1986 James Gaynor Street Fallbrook, CA 92028

Dear Mr. Adkins :
This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

By letter s dated April 19 and May 12 , 2015 , you petitioned the Fede ral Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Crossview Concepts Corporation, Inc. ( hereinafter petitioner or operator ) for an exemption

. The exemption would all ow the petitioner to operate

an unmanned ai rcraft system (UAS) to conduct on

- demand commercia l sUAS operations

. See Appendix A for the petition submitted to the FAA des cribing the proposed operations and the regulations that the petitioner seeks an exemption

. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petit ion in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to the petitioner

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Airworthiness Certification

The UAS proposed by the petitioner are the DJI Inspire 1, DJI Spreading Wings S1000, DJI Phantom 2, DJI Phantom 3, Aeryon Sky Ranger, 3D Robotics X8

- M , 3D Robotics Solo, Prioia Hex, Prioia Maverick, Hoverfly LiveSky, Hoverfly BigSky 60, Hoverfly H

- Frame, X Fold Quadcopter, X

- Fold Hexcopter, X

- Fold Octocopter, X

- Fold X

- 12, InovaDrone Inova One, R/C Rotors and Aerial Media Matrix Professional Multi

- Rotor Frame, R/C Rotors and Aerial Media Octocopter Heavy Lift Professional Multi

- Rotor Frame Ronin Edition, Microdrone MD4

- 1000 , and Physical Sciences Ins tantEye

. The petitioner requested relief from 14 CFR part 21, C ertification procedures for products and parts, Subpart H

— Airworthiness Certificates . In accordance with the statutory criteria provided in Section 333 of P ublic Law 112

− 95 in reference to 49 U

. S

. C

. § 44704, and in consideration of the size, weight, speed, and limited operating area associated with the aircraft and its operation, the Secretary of Transportation has determined that this aircraft meets the conditions of Section 333. Therefore, t he FAA finds that the requested relief from 14 CFR part 21

, C ertification procedures for products and parts, Subpart H

— Airworthiness Certificates , and any associated noise certification and testing requirements of part 36, is
not necessary.

The Basis for Our Decision

You have requested to use a UAS for aerial data collection 1 and closed set motion picture and filming

. The FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grants o f Exemption No s

. 11062 to Astraeus Aerial ( see Docket No. FAA−2014−0352), 11109 to Clayco, Inc. ( see Docket No. FAA

− 2014

− 0507), 11112 to VDOS Global, LLC ( see Docket No. FAA−2014−0382), and 11213 to Aeryon Lab s , Inc. ( see Docket No. FAA−2014−0642), the FAA found that the enhanced safety achieved using an unmanned aircraft (UA) with the specifications described by the petitioner and carrying no passengers or crew, rather than a manned aircraft of significantly greater propo rtions, carrying crew in addition to flammable fuel, gives the FAA good cause to find that the UAS operation enabled by this exemption is in the public interest.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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 They are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in Grant of Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, and 11213 ;

1 Aerial data collection includes any remote sensing and measuring by an instrument(s) aboard the UA. Examples include imagery (photography, video, infrared, etc.), electronic measurement (precision surveying, RF analysis, etc.), chemical measurement (particulate measurement, etc.), or any other gathering of data by instruments aboard the UA.3

 The reasons stated by the FAA for granting Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, and 11213 also apply to the situation you pre sent; and

 A grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

In consideration of the foregoing, I find that a grant of exemption is in the public interest. Therefore, pursuant to the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, and 44701, delegated to me by the Administrator, Crossview Concepts Corporation, Inc. is granted an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 61.23(a) and ( c ), 61.101(e)(4 ) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a)

, 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a) and (b), to the extent necessary to allow the petitioner to operate a UAS to perform aerial data collection and closed

- set motion picture and filming

. This exemption is subject to the conditions and limitations listed below.

Condi tions and Limitations

In this grant of exemption, Crossview Concepts Corporation, Inc. is hereafter referred to as the operator.

Failure to comply with any of the conditions and limitations of this grant of exemption will be grounds for the immediate suspension or rescission of this exemption.

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are limited to the DJI Inspire 1, DJI Spreading Wings S1000, DJI Phantom 2, DJI Phantom 3, Aeryon Sky Ranger, 3D Robotics X8

- M , 3D Robotics Solo, Prioia Hex, Prioia Maverick, Hoverfly LiveSky, Hoverfly BigSky 60, Hoverfly H

- Frame, X Fold Quadcopter, X

- Fold Hexcopter, X

Fold Octocopter, X

- Fold X

- 12, InovaDrone Inova One, R/C Rotors and Aerial Media Matrix Professional Multi

- Rotor Frame, R/C Rotors and Aerial Med ia Octocopter Heavy Lift Professional Multi

- Rotor Frame Ronin Edition, Microdrone MD4

- 1000

, and Physical Sciences InstantEye when weighing less than 55 pounds including payload. Proposed operations of any other aircraft will require a new petition or a
pe tition to amend this exemption

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This exemption terminates on July 31 , 2017 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

S incerely, / s/ John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosures